chakata

Swahili

Verb

-chakata (infinitive kuchakata)

1. to process

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chakata
Positive present -nachakata Subjunctive -chakate Negative -chakati Imperative singular chakata
Infinitives
Positive kuchakata Negative kutochakata
Imperatives
Singular chakata Plural chakateni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchakata Positive past positive subject concord + -lichakata Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchakata
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachakata) Singular Plural 1st person ninachakata/nachakata tunachakata 2nd person unachakata mnachakata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachakata wanachakata other classes positive subject concord + -nachakata
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chakati) Singular Plural 1st person sichakati hatuchakati 2nd person huchakati hamchakati 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachakati hawachakati other classes negative subject concord + -chakati
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachakata Negative future negative subject concord + -tachakata
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chakate) Singular Plural 1st person nichakate tuchakate 2nd person uchakate mchakate 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achakate wachakate other classes positive subject concord + -chakate
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichakate Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechakata Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechakata Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichakata Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichakata
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achakata) Singular Plural 1st person nachakata twachakata 2nd person wachakata mwachakata 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achakata wachakata m-mi(III/IV) wachakata yachakata ji-ma(V/VI) lachakata yachakata ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachakata vyachakata n(IX/X) yachakata zachakata u(XI) wachakata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachakata pa(XVI) pachakata mu(XVIII) mwachakata
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechakata "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachakata "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachakata "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichakata "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochakata Consecutive kachakata / positive subject concord + -kachakata Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachakate
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichakata -tuchakata 2nd person -kuchakata -wachakata/-kuchakateni/-wachakateni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchakata -wachakata m-mi(III/IV) -uchakata -ichakata ji-ma(V/VI) -lichakata -yachakata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichakata -vichakata n(IX/X) -ichakata -zichakata u(XI) -uchakata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchakata pa(XVI) -pachakata mu(XVIII) -muchakata Reflexive -jichakata
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chakata- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chakataye -chakatao m-mi(III/IV) -chakatao -chakatayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chakatalo -chakatayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chakatacho -chakatavyo n(IX/X) -chakatayo -chakatazo u(XI) -chakatao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chakatako pa(XVI) -chakatapo mu(XVIII) -chakatamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chakata) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechakata -ochakata m-mi(III/IV) -ochakata -yochakata ji-ma(V/VI) -lochakata -yochakata ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochakata -vyochakata n(IX/X) -yochakata -zochakata u(XI) -ochakata see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochakata pa(XVI) -pochakata mu(XVIII) -mochakata
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • mchakato (“process”)
  • uchakataji (“processing”)